Polish and Lithuanian Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Poland
European Union, Lithuania
National Language
Poland
Lithuania
Second Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Europe
Minority Language
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Poland
Regulated By
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
Interesting Facts
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
Similar To
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Latvian
Derived From
Not Available
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Polish and Lithuanian as Minority Language
In Polish and Lithuanian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Polish and Lithuanian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Polish as minority language: Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine.
- Lithuanian as minority language: Poland.
If you want to compare Polish and Lithuanian dialects, then you can go to Polish vs Lithuanian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Polish and Lithuanian Regulators
Polish and Lithuanian speaking countries provide you Polish and Lithuanian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego) regulates Polish language.Lithuanian is regulated by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Also get to learn, Polish and Lithuanian Language History.
Polish and Lithuanian Continents
Thinking about Polish and Lithuanian continents in which Polish and Lithuanian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Polish and Lithuanian. Most of the Polish speaking countries lie in Europe. While Lithuanian speaking countries lie in Europe. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Polish and Lithuanian languages:
Polish Interesting Facts:
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
Lithuanian Interesting Facts:
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
The Polish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages whereas Polish language is similar to Latvian and derived from Not Available.